Mount Gambier Has A Gambling Problem?
Is There a gambling problem in Mount Gambier ?
It sure seems that way since a lot more people are starting to take up various methods of gambling in Mount Gambier, From poker machines, to TAB’s and even online gambling such as online casinos and online poker.
It might not seem to be a problem to most of us, until you receive your monthly bank statement that you throw in the bin without opening it and hide it from your partner. According to an article in Border Watch sometime ago, Mount Gambier lost just over 17.5 Million Dollars to the gambling industries last financial year, that does not barely tough on the online gambling such as online poker and online casinos.
The gambling culture is on the rise in Mount Gambier and there is not much you can do to avoid it, I mean what else is there to do in town apart from losing your wages to the pokies and pissing up you pay against the wall.
If you have a good think about it then you will more than likely realize that the boredom in Mount Gambier is one of the main motivations for Mount Gambier residents to go to the pokies and local TAB’s.
There is really nothing to do these days in town, the shops are shutting doors, businesses are closing down and there are less and less entertainment venues that you can visit during the day that does not involve either drinking or gambling your money away.
Yes, I do believe that Mount Gambier gambling problem is on the rise and now that jobs are being lost and the cost of living is rising rapidly is really a bad time for gambling your money away.
So, what can be done about this new Mount Gambier gambling culture ?
The pokies are now attracting the newly legal aged 18 year olds that easily get sucked in by a few lucky wins and get sucked in to the costly habit.
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